The Washington bee., 1887-11-26

seek to class all of the colored peO
pie as among such people and are
endeavOring to induce the Com
sioners to divert the school funds
to the support of private mission
stations to suit their narrow and
prejudiced views of the colored
people.
RESOLVED, That we recommend to
the Honorable Commissioners that
the people who are now endeayor.
ing to induce them to divert the
public school funds 90 the support
of private missionary work, and to
make distinctions in the admins.
tration of the affairs of the public
schools between the white and col
Ored children, be informed that the
funds of the public schools cannot
be diverted to support private mis-
sionary work however meritOrious
and that no distinction in the ad-
ministering Of school affairs will be
permitted by them in the dis
charge of their lawful duties as
Commissioners.
RESOLVED, That We respectfully
request that the school house
known as the "Miller School
House, be rented for school pur-
poses.
RESOLVED, That committee of
seven be appointed to present a
copy of these preambles and reso-
lutions to the Honorable Commits
sions of the District.
MIR. CHAsE's AMENDMENT.
RESOLVED, That, if the Commits
siOners continue the lease of the
Mary Hall building for the indus
trial school for colored children,
the colored people Of the District
of Columbia are requested not to
send their children there.
Mrs. Stroud moved to strike out
"Mary Hall building.'
Mr.. Jesse Lawson having remark.
ed that he thought it proper to
protest against the selection of the
Mary Hall building, Mrs. Stroud
again insisted. "You must GILL it
the Minor Fund building.
Mr.. Lawson said that although
it had been decided that boycott
ing was offense, he did not think
they would be prosecuted if taey
boycotted the Mary Hall ho SO.
Mr.. J. W. Freeman said he be-
lieved that $4,000 of the 10000
colored people were opposed to the
proposed use of this building. The
very ground he said was cursed.
Mr.. Chase; Mr.. Douglass the
question is not that we oppose tie
missionary work that is going on,
but we protest against the color
line and discrimination against us.
Mr.. Douglass neither do L favor
the establishment of a school
there.
Mr.. Chase; then what do you
favor, Mr.. Douglass?
At this junction, Rev. Walter
Brooks claimed the floor but the
chair recognized Mr.. Moore, after
which Rev. Walter Brooks made
most eloquent speech in opposi
tion to the Mary Hall building.
He said that the good books says,
'svil communications corrupt good
morals" and while he was matured
enough to 60 where he pleases,
he did not think that children
we're. Speeches were also made
by Revs. W. j. Howard and w.
H. Draper. Both protested
against the establishment of the
school in Mary Halls house.
Mr.. Chase called for the previ-
Gus question which was the report
OF the committee and the amend
ment offered by him.
Mr.. Douglass said that he did
not know that Mr.. Chase's amend
ment was to be adopted with the
report. The chair said it was.
Mr.. Douglass Mr.. Chairman /
then withdraw my name from the
report.
Mr.. Chase, said, while it is well
known that Mr.. Douglass is one of
the trustees of the Minor fund and
withdraws his name because an
amendment is adopted which re-
quests the people what to do,
amounts to but little, when there
are from go to 10 thousand cOlored
people who will endorse the action
of this meeting and approve of
the amendment, Mr.. Douglass to
the contrary nOtwithstanding.-
(Applause.)
Elk School Trustee John H.
Brooks said that it was nothing
but prejudice that caused the Civ
ing up of the Miller building, and
it was discrimination on account
of prejudice, which be charged to
the Commissioners. He did not
believe that Mr.. Douglass was
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